一生之爱

once upon a time a teacher and his student lay down under the big tree near the big grass area. Then suddenly the student asked the teacher. 

"Teacher, I'm confused, how do we find our soul mate¹? Can you please help me?" 

Silent for a few seconds, the teacher then answered, "Well, it's a pretty hard and an easy question." 

The teacher continued, "Look that way, there is a lot of grass, why don't you walk there? Please don't walk backwards², just walk straight ahead. On your way, try to find a blade³ of beautiful grass and pick it up and then give it to me. But just one." 

The student said, "Well, OK then... wait for me..." and walked straight ahead to the grassy⁴ field. 

A few minutes later the student came back. 

The teacher asked, "Well, I don't see a beautiful blade of grass in your hand." 

The student said, "On my journey, I found quite a few beautiful blade of grass, but I thought that I would find a better one, so I didn't pick it. But I didn't realize that I was at the end of the field, and I hadn't picked any because you told me not to go back, so I didn\'t go back." 

The teacher said, "That's what will happen in real life." 

译文: 

很久以前,有一位老师和一位学生,两人躺在一棵大树下,旁边是无垠的草地。突然学生问了老师一个问题。 

“老师,我很困惑,我想知道如何才能找到和我情投意合的伴侣。你能帮帮我吗?” 

老师想了几秒种,然后说:“嗯,这是一个很难但又很简单的问题。” 

老师继续说:“往那边看,那边是无垠的草地。你何不过去走走,但是不要往回走,一直向前走。当你走路的时候,尽量寻找一棵美丽的草,然后把它拔下拿给我。但是只能拔一颗。” 

学生说:“那好吧…等着我。”然后径直向草地走去。 

几分钟后,学生回来了。 

老师问到:“我看你手上没有漂亮的草呀。” 

学生回答说:“我在路上发现了许多漂亮的草,但是我觉得我会找到更好的,于是就没有把它拔下来。但我没有意识到我已经走到了草地的尽头,因为你告诉我不要往回走,所以我一颗也没有拔。” 

“这就是生活中经常发生的情况。"老师说到。 

What is the message of this story? 

In the story, grass is the people around 

you, the beautiful blade of grass is the people that attract you and the grassy 

field is time. 

In looking for your soul mate, please 

don't always compare and hope that there will be a better one. By doing that, 

you'll waste your lifetime, cause remember "Time Never Goes Back". 

这则小故事告诉我们什么道理呢? 

故事里面的草地就是你周围的人,美丽的草就是吸引你的人,而草地就是你一生拥有的时间。 

在寻找人生伴侣的时候,请不要总是比较,希望将来会有更好的选择。如果这样做的话,你就会浪费一生的时间,因为请记住:时间一去不复返。

1 mate   

n.伙伴，同事；配偶；大副；v.(使)交配

参考例句：

• Where is the mate to this glove?这副手套的另一只在哪儿？
• She has been a faithful mate to him.她一直是他忠实的配偶。

2 backwards   

adv.往回地，向原处，倒，相反，前后倒置地

参考例句：

• He turned on the light and began to pace backwards and forwards.他打开电灯并开始走来走去。
• All the girls fell over backwards to get the party ready.姑娘们迫不及待地为聚会做准备。

3 blade   

n.刀刃，刀片；叶片

参考例句：

• Blade and handle are the component parts of a knife.刀身和刀柄是一把刀的组成部分。
• He is a good blade.他剑术高明。

4 grassy   

adj.盖满草的；长满草的

参考例句：

• They sat and had their lunch on a grassy hillside.他们坐在长满草的山坡上吃午饭。
• Cattle move freely across the grassy plain.牛群自由自在地走过草原。